Abu Hamza guilty…looking at life
Good news from London.
Abu Hamza, the Muslim cleric whose fiery rhetoric has become synonymous with Islamist extremism in Britain, today faced life imprisonment after being found guilty of inciting his followers to murder.Egyptian-born Hamza, 47, was convicted of 11 of 15 charges of using his position as spiritual leader of the Muslim community in North London to become, in the words of the prosecution, a recruiting sergeant for terrorism.
His counsel argued that Hamza’s speeches may appear deeply offensive at times but offensiveness did not make them a crime.
Yeah…right.
And when he’s finished in Britain, the Yanks want a piece of him for trying to set up a “terrorist training camp” in the state of Oregan.
UPDATE: Abu gets seven years
Abu Hamza, the Muslim cleric whose fiery rhetoric has become synonymous with Islamist extremism in Britain, today faced life imprisonment after being found guilty of inciting his followers to murder.Egyptian-born Hamza, 47, was convicted of 11 of 15 charges of using his position as spiritual leader of the Muslim community in North London to become, in the words of the prosecution, a recruiting sergeant for terrorism.
His counsel argued that Hamza’s speeches may appear deeply offensive at times but offensiveness did not make them a crime.
Yeah…right.
And when he’s finished in Britain, the Yanks want a piece of him for trying to set up a “terrorist training camp” in the state of Oregan.
UPDATE: Abu gets seven years
The judge said that in handing down a seven-year sentence he was aware that upon release Abu Hamza was likely to be rearrested and extradited to the United States where he faces serious terrorist charges, including conspiracy to take hostages.That should see him out of the picture for a while.
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